Abraham F. Johns

Abraham F. Johns is an associate at Wright & Talisman in Washington, DC who focuses on the regulation of electricity and natural gas. Abe represents regional transmission organizations, transmission owners, public utilities, and other energy-sector clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and federal courts. His practice covers electric energy regulation, natural gas pipelines, market-based rate authority, transmission planning, interconnection, tariff matters, compliance obligations, and regulatory disputes involving rapidly changing energy markets and infrastructure.

Abe earned his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law with honors and served as a Staff Writer for the North Carolina Law Review. He earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina. During law school, he served as president of the Lambda Law Students Association and participated in the Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship program. Before law school, he worked for education-focused nonprofit organizations and received a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for service with City Year in San Antonio.

Abe has represented clients in FERC proceedings involving generator interconnection, regional transmission planning, cost allocation, formula rates, market rules, natural gas pipeline certification, and distributed energy resource aggregation. His experience includes drafting applications for market-based rate authority, negotiating interconnection agreements, responding to complaints, and supporting rulemaking and compliance proceedings. Before joining Wright & Talisman, he worked in power and oil and gas practice groups at an AmLaw 100 firm, focusing on electricity and natural gas regulation before FERC.

Abraham F. Johns is admitted in the District of Columbia and before several federal appellate courts. His practice requires close attention to FERC orders, tariffs, technical records, and market structures affecting electric and natural gas systems. He advises clients on both routine compliance and contested regulatory matters, helping utilities and other market participants understand changing federal requirements and protect their interests in administrative proceedings. His work reflects a sustained focus on energy regulation, infrastructure development, and federal agency practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Wright & Talisman, P.C.
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Energy Bar Association
• Member, LGBT Bar Association

Licensed State

• District of Columbia

Education

• University of North Carolina School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of North Carolina
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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